Episode Archive
Cold storage. Warm memories.
Every episode of My Weird Prompts — audio, transcripts, and cover art — archived in compressed volumes for long-term preservation. Currently 3632 episodes through Episode 3709.
About This Archive
What's Inside
- Episode audio (.m4a)
- AI-generated transcripts (.txt)
- Episode cover art (.png/.webp)
- Episode metadata index (JSON)
Format & Extraction
- Format:
.tar.zst(Zstandard compressed) - Extract:
tar -xf filename.tar.zst - Volumes target ~20 GB to fit on 25 GB M-DISCs
- No egress fees for downloads
Data Node Map
MWP's archive is distributed across multiple locations for resilience and longevity. Our data is open — anyone can mirror the archive and become a node in a distributed web of knowledge.
Jerusalem, Israel
Origin & Production
- Episode generation pipeline
- Local NAS storage
- M-DISC cold archiving
Amsterdam, NL
S3 Object Storage
- Public download endpoint
- Compressed volume hosting
- No egress fees
Internet Archive
Long-Term Preservation
- Individual episode items
- Free streaming & download
- CC BY-NC 4.0 licensed
Designed for M-DISC Archiving
These archives exist first for Daniel's own cold backup of the show — burned to M-DISC and kept offline. But they're public on purpose: anyone is welcome to become a custodian, keep a mirror, or hold their own internet-independent copy of My Weird Prompts.
What's an M-DISC? A write-once optical disc in Blu-ray form factor whose data layer is etched into a rock-like inorganic material rather than organic dye. That's what earns it a 1,000+ year retention rating — far beyond hard drives, SSDs, or ordinary burnable discs, which degrade in years to decades. Each archive volume is sized to ~20 GB to fit a single 25 GB M-DISC.
Where to get them: M-DISC BD-R media (Verbatim and others) is sold on Amazon and most electronics retailers for a few dollars per disc. You'll need a Blu-ray writer that supports M-DISC — most modern BD burners do; look for the M-DISC logo on the drive.
Why you might want one: a fully offline copy of the entire podcast that doesn't depend on this website, any cloud provider, or even the internet staying online. Download a volume, verify it, burn it, and the show is yours to keep — permanently, on your own shelf.
As the catalog grows, new volumes are generated at the same ~20 GB target. Volume 1 is smaller than this target because it contains the full archive as it existed when this system was first built — it's the exception, not the rule.
One of the backup M-DISCs from the MWP archive. Rated for 1,000+ years.
Recommended Backup Procedure
If you're burning archive volumes to M-DISC (or any optical media), we recommend extracting the files first rather than burning the compressed archive as a single file. This protects against single-file corruption making the entire volume unreadable.
- Download the
.tar.zstvolume to your computer. - Verify & extract the archive:
sha256sum -c mwp-volNN-epXXXX-YYYY.sha256 tar -xf mwp-volNN-epXXXX-YYYY.tar.zst - Verify the extracted files — spot-check a few audio files and transcripts to make sure they play/read correctly.
- Burn the extracted folder to your M-DISC using UDF or ISO 9660 format — with K3b or Brasero on Linux, ImgBurn on Windows, or Finder/Disk Utility on macOS. This way each episode is a separate file on disc, so if any single file is damaged the rest remain accessible.
Archive Volumes
Each volume is a single 25 GB M-DISC. Archive current through Episode 3709.
New volumes will be added as the show grows. Each targets ~20 GB uncompressed to fit on a single 25 GB M-DISC.
Other Mirrors
Become a Backup Node
MWP is an open show and we believe in decentralised preservation. Download the archive and keep a copy on your own storage — NAS, external drive, M-DISC, whatever you have. Every extra copy makes the show more resilient.
If you're interested in becoming an informal backup node for the show, you're very welcome to do so! Let Herman and Corn know — they'd be genuinely excited to hear about it. Drop a note to show@myweirdprompts.com or say hi on Bluesky.